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. Hollo, Mr. Punch! what have you been doing to my poor dog?

, (retreating behind the side scene, on observing the stick, and peeping round the corner) Ha! my good friend, how you do? glad to see you look so well. (aside) I wish you were farther with your nasty great stick.

. You have been beating and ill-using my poor dog, Mr. Punch.

. He has been biting and ill-using my poor nose,&mdash;what have got there, sir?

. Where?

. In your hand?

. A fiddle.

. A fiddel! what a pretty thing is a fiddel!&mdash;can you play upon that fiddel?

. Come here, and I'll try.

. No, thank you&mdash; I can hear the music here, very well.

. Then you shall try yourself. Can you play?